Street-railway and other car.



W. S. MBNDEN.

STREET RAILWAY AND OTHER GAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2', 1913.

1,085,149, Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

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STREET RAILWAY AND OTHER GAR.

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STREET RAILWAY AND OTHER GAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2.1913.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

W. S. MENDEN. STREET RAILWAY AND bTHER CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2.1913.

1,085,149. Patented Ja11.27, 1914.

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WILLIAM S. MENDEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

STREET-RAILWAY AND OTHER CAR.

Specification of letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2'7, 1914.

Application filed January 2, 1913. Serial No. 739,756.

ject of this invention is to provide an improved construction, combination and arrangement of parts on the platforms of a car, whereby the seating capacity may be increased without interfering with the operations of or interfering with the seclusion of the motorman or operator.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an im roved, adjustable and collapsible partition or said platforms, which will make it possible to maintain a reservation for the car operator or motorman when the car is going in one direction and to open up such reservation for the reception of seats when the car is going in the op osite direction.

' nother object is to provide an improved collapsible seat or bench for cars of this character.

Other objects reside in certain features of cooperation between said partition and a plurality of folding seat sections which constitute the collapsible seat or bench.

Another object is to provide improved means for locking the trigger which governs the operation of an automatic fender, said means being operated by said folding partition.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification and be specifically pointed out in. the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying my invention in its adaptation to ,a rapid transit car.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a horizontal section of the forward end of a rapid transit car; Fi 2 is a similar section of the rear end 0, the same car; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the forward end of said car, parts being broken away and parts shown in section; 4. is It vertical section on an enlarged scale of one of the seats in set up position, corresponding to the position of said seat when the platform is the rear platform; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of parts shown in Fig. 4 with the back in raised position; 6 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation corresponding to theline VI--VI Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation and section of certain details connected with the trigger mechanism for controlling the operation of the automatic fender.

Referring more particularly to the draw- ,ings and to the embodiment shown therein the main aisle 1 of the car is flanked on either side by the fixed seats 2 with reversi; lble hacks 3. As shown in Fig. 3, the floors l of the front and rear platforms of the car are arranged on the same level as the adjacent portions of the aisle 1. On either side of each of said platforms is a fixed seat 5, provided with an adjustable back section 6, which is adapted, when the car is traveling in the direction .of thearrow shown in 2 to bridge this space between said fixed seat 5 and the rearmost seat 2, said rearmost seat 2 being provided with any suitable projections or lugs 7 for supporting the forward edge of the leaf which successively constitutes a continua tion of the seat 5 or an arm therefor. A strip 8 on the front wall of the controller box 8, is providedwith a slot or opening 9, which as shown in Fig. 5. is enlarged to permit the introduction of a button 10, which projects from a plate 11 secured to the rail or cross bar 12 of an adjustable seat 13. The other cross bar 14 of the seat 13 is seated within an angle bar 15, which is hinged at 16 to the upper end of the strut 17, the lower end of said strut being pivoted at 18 in a block 19, secured to the floor 4 of the platform. Hin ed to the front wall of the motor box 8 adjacent the top of said motor box. is a back 20. For this purpose the back 20 is provided with a top rail 21 which is hinged at 22 to the front shell of the motor box. As shown best in Fig. 4, the lower cross rail 23 has rigidly secured thereto a socket 24 for a bolt 25, which is" adapted to be moved into and out.

seat 13, when said seat is in set-up position 1 Referring now to shown in Fig. 4.

Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, a collapsible partition is preferably provided in the form of a plurality of sections 26, arranged in hinged pairs at opposite sides of the motor box 8, each pair of said sections being adapted to fold into the positions shown in Fig. 2. For this purpose, one of the sections 26 on either side is hinged at 27 to an upright 28. Cooperating with the seat 13 of the partition sections 26 in folded position, are leaves 29 hinged respectively to the fixed seats 5, said leaves being thereby adapted to bridge the. spaces between said fixed seats and the mcvable seat 13. When the parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 2, it will be noted that the rear edge of each leaf 29 retains the folded sections'of-the partition within the recess 30 formed on either side between the motor box 8 and the curved wall of the vestibule.

Referring now to Fig. 3, it is customary on cars of this character to embody an emergency fender 31, hinged at 32 beneath the p atform at each end oi the car, the pivot 32' being carried by hangers 33 which depend from the abutments of said platforms? An upwardly deflected arm 34 ofthe tender is pivoted at 35 with a connecting rod 36,

which in turn is pivoted at 37 to a rearwardly projecting arm 380i a trigger nine 39. Sa d trigger frame 39 is adaptedwhen it is struck b a body on the track, to release the fen er 31 into operative position for preventing said body getting under the wheels 40. Pivotally connected to a depending arm'41 is a, lever arm 42, Which is reciprocably mounted in any suitable manner within the floor of the platform, terminatin from below said floor. A removable b0 t 43 rests upon the upper end of the arm 42, and when depressed by thehiotormans fooTt is adapted to reset the fender 31.

o the trigger mechanism for controlling the tender the bolt 43 is usually removed from the floor of the rear platform. In order, however, to prevent the accidental or mischievous intentional operation of the trigger mechanism from the outside of the car, the present invention contemplates the retention of the bolt 43 in position at all times and in addition thereto, a strap 44 of the form shown in Fig. 7 is pivoted on a bolt 45 and normally retained in position out of the way of bolt 43, by means of a torsion sprin 46, secured at one end to the bolt 45 an at its other end to the strap 44. This position of the parts is illustrated in Fig. 1. l hen, however, the car is going in the direction indicated by the arrow in' Fig. 2, the

revent the inadvertent operation of masses partition sections 26 are folded together and swung back into position shown in Fig; 2, in which position the strap 44 is swung around into position over the bolt 43 when the trigger is held inoperative.

The operation of the several-seats will be readily understood from the foregoing demoving in the irection or" the arrow, in Fig. 1, the collapsible partition comprising the sections 26 are arranged in the position shown in said figure, the movable seat 13 bein disposed in folded osition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 w1thin the housing formed partially by the back 20 of the seat. The movable leaves 6 and 29 now constitute arms of the fixed seats 5. As shown in i, the bolt 43 fer governing the automatic fender 31 is uncovered and readily available for resetting the fender under pressure of the motormans foot should occasion require it. l f hen the car is moving in the for controlling the and the extra space within the motormans reservation is opened up for additional seating capacity. The collapsible part tion having been folded into raised into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 when the seat 13, together with the strnt 17 is swung about the pivot 18. The seat 13 is next swung about the pivot 16 and the button 10 inserted through the enlarged opening of the slot 9, and lowered into the narrow portion of said slot which locks it against its displacement and inthe position shown in fulllines in Fig. 4. lhe neck 26 is'next lowered, and the bolt'25inserted into the socket provided therefor in the cross rail 12. .hs indicated in Fig. 2, the leaves 6 and j?) are next lowered and a continuous bench for" horse shoe form is provided above the floor 4 of the platform.

W hat I claim is:

1. In a car provided with a platform and a controller box on said platform, a partition comprising separable portions disposed adjacent to said controller box, said portions being adapted to cooperate to form a compartment around said controller box, and seat-forming means suitably mounted to move into and out of position to hold said portions of the partition in collapsed position;

2. in a car provided with a platform and a controller box on said platform, a partition comprisin separable portions disposed adjacent to said controller box, said portions being adapted to coiiperate to form a compartment around said controller box, and seat-forming means suitably mounted to be moved into and out of position to hold scription. Brief stated, when the car is opposite direction as indicated by the arrow I in Fig. the motor box 8 18 not in serv1ce position within the recess 30, the back 20 is said portions of the partition in collapsed position, said seat-forming means comprising sections respectively cotiperating with the portions of said partition.-

3. In a car provided with a platform and a controller box on said platform, fixed seats spaced from said box on opposite sides thereof, a collapsible partition adapted to be opened out against the ends of said fixed seats adjacent said controller box to form a compartment thereabout, and collapsible seatforming means adapted to be set up when said partition is in collapsed position and to hold said partition in collapsed position.

- 4. In a car, a partition movable into and out of position forming a motormans compartment and a seat movable into and out of position adapting it to seat a passenger each of said members being adapted in its operative position to lock the other member in inoperative position.

5. In a car, a collapsible partition comprising sections movable into and out of position forming a motormans compartment, a collapsible seat adapted to be set up over the floor space of said compartment, said seat being constructed in sections respectively adapted to lock portions of said partition in folded positio (3. In a car provided with a platform and e a controller box on said platform, fixed seats spaced from said box on opposite. sides thereof, a collapsible partition adapted to be opened out against the ends of said fixed seats adjacent said controller box to form a compartment thereabout, said partition being constructed in separable portions collapsible into the recesses on opposite sides of said controller box, a collapsible seat adapted to be set up when said partition is in collapsed position, and a leaf pivoted to each fixed seat, said leaf being adapted to bridge the space between the fixed seat and said collapsible seat and to hold the portion of said partition on that side in folded position.

7. In a car provided with a platform and a controller box on said platform, a partition adapted to provide a compartment around said controller box, said partition comprising foldable sections on opposite sides of said controller box and a seat constructed in sections, one of said sections being adapted to hold the partition section on one side in folded position and another of said seat sect-ions beingadapted to hold the partition section on the other side in folded position.

8. In a car provided with a platform and a controller box on said platform, a partition adapted to provide a compartment around said controller box, said partition comprising foldable sections on opposite sides of said controller box, and a seat constructed in sections, one of said sections being adapted to hold the partition section on one side in folded position, and another of said seat sections being adapted to hold the partition section on the other side in folded position, and a seat sectionhinged to the controller box.

9. In a car provided with a platform and a controller box on said platform, a fixed seat spaced from said box, and a leaf hinged to said seat, said leaf being movable into and out of position bridging the space between the fixed seat and said controller box.

10. In a car provided with a platform,

fixed seats on opposite sides of said platform,

a central collapsible seat, and movably mounted leaves for bridging the spaces between said fixed and collapsible seats.

11. In a car provided with a platform and a controller box on said platform, fixed seats spaced from said box on opposite sides thereof, a seat colla sibly mounted on said controller box, leaf sections collapsibly mounted and adapted to bridge the gaps between the fixed seats and said collapsibly mounted seat, and a collapsible partition adapted to iorm a compartment about said controller 12. In a car provided with a platform and a controller box on said platform, fixed seats spaced from said box on opposite sides there of, a seat collapsibly mounted on said controller box, leaf sections collapsibly mounted and adapted to bridge the gaps between the fixrd seats and said collapsibly mountedseat, and a collapsible partition adapted to form a compartment about said controller box, said controller box being provided with a housing for said collapsibly mounted seat.

13. In a car, a motormans platform, a partition extending across said platform from one side thereof to the other to form a compartment, said partition being collapsible upon itself to open up the entire floor space of the latform, and a folding seat which is held in folded position by said partition in uncollapsed position and which retains said partition in collapsed position.

14. In-a car, the combination with an end platform extending across the ear, of a partition also extending across said platform from side to side of said car, said partition controller to provide a reserved space for a forming position, and said seat-forming motonnan Who is to operate said controller, means being adapted in seat-forming posi- 1e and seat-forming ineans movably mounted tion to hold said parts of the barrier in above said platform to be moved into and collapsed position.

out of seat-forming position, said barrier WVILLIAM S. MENDEN. including collapsible parts which are movi Nitnesses: able into and out of posiiion in which they vVMPA. CoUR'rLAND, hold the seat-forming means out of seati PETER M. KLING. 

